Igor Viktorovich Sanakoyev (, ''Sanaqotê Viktorê fêrt Igor''; ; born 20 February 1946 in Aspindza,

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n politician a former

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of the Republic of South Ossetia, from 18 September 2003 until 1 May 2005.Rulers.org: South Ossetia
/ref> Sanakoyev graduated from the Moscow Institute of Food Industry in 1984 and worked at various food processing enterprises in

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and in

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. From 1998 until his appointment as Prime Minister, he worked at the North Ossetian branch of the Russian customs. Sanakoyev is married and has a son.

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1946 births Living people People from Samtskhe–Javakheti Prime ministers of South Ossetia {{SouthOssetia-stub